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Zhu, Richard
🇬🇧FIDE 426377· Male· England· Born in 2000
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Richard Zhu, a 26-year-old English player, is rated 2059 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 101-month break between Sep 2017 and Mar 2026. Recent appearances: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open and 47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #8, #9 and #10 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz—
All-time high
2059
at best
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,667 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
81st English 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2059
May 2026
All-time peak 2059
at age 26
Apr 2026
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2018
11th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2032
Jan 2018
2017
Inactive for 101 months
paused at 2032 → returned at 2039
Sep 2017
2016
8th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2033
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
2032 → 2059
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
6W1D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsChee Sian Sebastien Chua2,061·University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open·R2·+10.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2185 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #26 | 2363 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#301
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#14,417
in continent
World
#19,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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